Dubai’s ATM 2026 closes with record Asia-GCC travel data, tourism rebound
The 33rd edition, held under the theme "Travel 2040: Driving New Frontiers Through Innovation and Technology," saw the launch of...
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Etihad to launch year-round Red Sea-Abu Dhabi service
Etihad Airways will launch a year-round service between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Airport in October, expanding...
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Larry Fink, André Hoffmann take interim helm at WEF, pledge renewed push for global cooperation
The World Economic Forum has named BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Swiss entrepreneur André Hoffmann as interim co-chairs, with both...
- “We are honored to take on this leadership role on an interim basis at a pivotal time for the World Economic Forum,” Fink and Hoffmann said in a joint statement
- The two leaders stressed that the WEF is uniquely positioned to bridge divides a time when the world more fragmented and complex than ever
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Stocks diverge as bitcoin hits record high
Bitcoin hit a new peak at $124,514.59 in Asian trading, before cooling to around $121,500. The world's biggest cryptocurrency is...
- Bitcoin is also winning investor support thanks to strong backing for the cryptocurrency sector from Trump.
- Most European equity indices climbed after major Asian peers ended lower.
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TAQA H1 net income $1bn
The group's revenue reached $7.73 billion.
- This growth was led by higher pass-through costs in the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) segment.
- The group reduced its gross debt position to AED61.7 billion, enabled by scheduled repayments and the maturity of a corporate bond.
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Musk clashes with Altman after accusing App Store of favoring OpenAI
San Francisco, United States -- Elon Musk has accused Apple of unfairly favoring ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened...
- OpenAI and xAI both released new versions of their AI assistants, ChatGPT and Grok, in the past week.
- App Store rankings listed ChatGPT as the top free iPhone app on Tuesday, with Grok in fifth place.
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Perplexity AI offers Google $34.5 bn for Chrome browser
San Francisco, United States -- Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday $34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which...
- The sum proposed in a letter of intent by Perplexity is nearly double the value of the startup, which was reportedly $18 billion in a recent funding round.
- Google is awaiting a US District Court judge's decision on how to address its illegal monopoly in online search.
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Gulf tourists say Polish mountain town is a cool place
Zakopane, Poland -- Saudi photographer Fahad Alayyash gazed over the Alpine-like panorama of the Tatras, Poland's highest mountain range --...
- Up to seven flights fly daily from the Gulf region at nearby Krakow Airport.
- Arab customers constitute up to 30 percent of all summer guests at his five-star hotel in Zakopane.
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China Evergrande Group says to delist from Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China -- Embattled property giant China Evergrande Group said Tuesday it will delist from Hong Kong Stock Exchange...
- The Hong Kong bourse's listing committee decided to cancel Evergrande's listing as it had failed to meet a July deadline to resume trading, according to an exchange filing.
- Once China's biggest real estate firm, Evergrande was worth more than $50 billion at its peak and helped propel the country's rapid economic growth in recent decades.
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ADNOC L&S H1 net profit $420m
The company’s revenue reached $2.43bn
- ADNOC L&S’s Q2 revenue increased by 40 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$1.258 billion (AED 4.618 billion)
- In H1 2025, the company’s revenue was $2.439 billion (AED 8.9 billion), a 40 percent YoY increase.
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Abu Dhabi’s AI sector expands 61% in one year: Abu Dhabi Chamber
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Abu Dhabi’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector witnesses a 61 percent increase between June 2023 and June...
- Globally, there are approximately 90,904 AI companies as of 2024, which places Abu Dhabi’s AI company count as a notable concentration within the global landscape.
- Abu Dhabi Chamber has revealed that over 58 percent of all AI firms in the emirate are dedicated to innovation, research, and consultancy.
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Nvidia, AMD to pay US 15% of AI chip sales to China: reports
Washington, United States -- US semiconductor giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to pay the United States government...
- Investors are betting that AI will transform the global economy, and last month Nvidia became the first company ever to hit $4 trillion in market value.
- The US has been restricting which chips Nvidia can export to China on national security grounds.
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flydubai Aleppo flights resumed
The flights were resumed after nearly 14 years.
- Scheduled to commence on 20th July 2026, Aleppo becomes flydubai’s second destination in Syria, joining the capital city, Damascus.
- The company said this reinforces the airline’s commitment to opening up previously underserved markets.
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DFDF backs MetaProp to boost PropTech investment
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Lamki: ADNOC’s South Africa acquisition accelerates international growth strategy
Chief Executive Officer ADNOC Distribution Bader Saeed Al Lamki said South Africa was attractive because of its scale and regulatory...
- ADNOC Distribution plans to sell a 28% stake in the business to a local empowerment partner and an employee stock ownership plan in line with South African ownership requirements.
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